Francisco Filho worked under Sir Alex Ferguson.
A two-day conference in Morocco has been looking at the future of football in Africa.
Tunisia beat Egypt and Algeria beat Togo.
Holders TP Mazembe through to group phase.
Holders TP Mazembe beat JS Kabylie .
Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election.
Nyantakyi was a narrow winner to take up a new seat on the council.
Issa Hayatou could still be CAF president for another 12 years.
South Africa end Mauritanian hopes.
Guinea-Bissau reached the finals for the first time.